Richard Kimmel
Richard Kimmel is a New York City-based theatre director, writer, and theatrical producer. He is Executive Director of The Box, a venue for theater, music, and nightlife in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and Artistic Director of Cannon Company, a performing ensemble.
Biography
Kimmel is a graduate of Columbia University's Master of Fine Arts program in Directing.
He has created and directed live performances and special events such as Pandora (The Box), a light and video show for Jennifer Hudson's New York concert debut One Night Only: Dreamgirls (Hammerstein Ballroom),
and Schwarzwald (Roseland). In 2007, Schwarzwald was made into a feature film, Schwarzwald: The Movie You Can Dance To, written and directed by Kimmel. The film, which has no spoken words, is based on music and footage filmed at the 2006 Black Party in the Roseland Ballroom, noted for its sexually charged shows. Following premieres in New York (NewFest) and Los Angeles (OutFest Platinum Selection), the film screened in Paris, Amsterdam, and Montreal.
